Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3P User Manual

GA-M52L-S3P

AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Phenom™ processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor

User's Manual

Rev. 2301

12ME-M52LS3P-2301R

May 24, 2010

GA-M52L-S3P

Motherboard

May 24, 2010

Motherboard

GA-M52L-S3P

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Disclaimer

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Changes to the specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with-

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Documentation Classications

In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations:

 For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product.  For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual.  For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website.

For product-related information, check on our website at:

http://www.gigabyte.com

Identifying Your Motherboard Revision

The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0"

means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating

motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information.

Example:

Table of Contents

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Layout ................................................................................7

GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Block Diagram ...................................................................8

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9

1-2 Product Specications .................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 12

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................12

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................14

1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 15

1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Conguration .....................................................................15

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................16

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 17

1-6 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 18

1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 20

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................29

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 30

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 31

2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ........................................................................ 33

2-4 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 37

2-5 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 39

2-6 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................... 41

2-7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 43

2-8 PnP/PCI Congurations ................................................................................. 45

2-9 PC Health Status ............................................................................................ 46

2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................................. 48

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................ 48

2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ...................................................................... 49

2-13 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 50

2-14 Exit Without Saving ........................................................................................ 50

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................51

3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 51

3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 52

3-3 Technical Manuals .......................................................................................... 52

3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 53

3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 53

3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 54

3-7 New Utilities ................................................................................................... 54

Chapter 4 Unique Features ...........................................................................................55

4-1 Xpress Recovery2 .......................................................................................... 55

4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 58

4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .............................................................58

4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility .............................................................61

4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 62

4-4 Auto Green ..................................................................................................... 63

Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................65

5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s) ..................................................................... 65

5-1-1 Conguring the Onboard SATA Controller ..............................................................65

5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette .....................................................................70

5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System .........................................71

5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output ............................................................... 75

5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ...................................................................75

5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out ......................................................................................77

5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording ........................................................................79

5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder .....................................................................................81

5-3 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 82

5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................82

5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure ....................................................................................83

5-4 Regulatory Statements ................................................................................... 85

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Box Contents

GA-M52L-S3P motherboard

Motherboard driver disk

User's Manual

Quick Installation Guide

One IDE cable

One SATA cable

I/O Shield

• The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

The box contents are subject to change without notice.

• The motherboard image is for reference only.

Optional Items

Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R)

2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R)

2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R)

S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R)

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GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Layout

ATX_12V

KB_MS

COAXIAL

COMA

R_USB

USB_LAN

AUDIO

Realtek

RTL8201

CODEC

CD_IN

LPT

F_AUDIO

SPDIF_O

SPDIF_I

iTE

IT8720

B_BIOSM_BIOS

CPU_FAN

PCIEX16

PCIEX1_1

PCIEX1_2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

GA-M52L-S3P

CLR_CMOS

BATTERY

FDD

Socket AM2

BAT

SYS_FAN

NVIDIA

nForce 520LE

F_PANEL

DDR2_1

DDR2_2

DDR2_3

F_USB2

PWR_FAN

ATX

DDR2_4

IDE

F_USB1

SATA2_1

SATA2_0

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GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Block Diagram

CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz)

PCIe CLK (100 MHz)

1 PCI Express x16

PCI Express Bus

x1x1

PCIe CLK (100 MHz)

2 PCI Express x1

2 SATA 3Gb/s

ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel

PCI Bus

AM3/AM2+/AM2

CPU

Hyper Transport

NVIDIA

nForce 520LE

CODEC

LPC

Bus

DDR2 1066/800 MHz

Dual Channel Memory

RJ45

Realtek

RTL8201

8 USB Ports

iTE

IT8720

LAN

Dual BIOS

Floppy

COM Port

LPT Port

PCI CLK

(33 MHz)

4 PCI

MIC

Line In

Line Out

S/PDIF In

S/PDIF Out

Side Speaker Out

Surround Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

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PS/2 KB/Mouse

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

1-1 Installation Precautions

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can

become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read

the user's manual and follow these procedures:

• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or

warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before

installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.

• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,

make sure they are connected tightly and securely.

• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic com-

ponents such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist strap,

keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.

• Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an

electrostatic shielding container.

• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power sup-

ply has been turned off.

• Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to

the local voltage standard.

• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hard-

ware components are connected.

• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the

motherboard circuit or its components.

• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or

within the computer casing.

• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface

• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.

• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to sys-

tem components as well as physical harm to the user.

• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the

product, please consult a certied computer technician.

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1-2 Product Specications

CPU  Support for AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Phenom™ processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

Hyper Transport Bus  2000 MT/s

Chipset

Memory  4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory

 NVIDIA® nForce 520LE



(Note 1)

 Dual channel memory architecture  Support for DDR2 1066/800 MHz memory modules  (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)

Audio

   

High Denition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

Realtek ALC892 codec

Support for S/PDIF In/Out



Support for CD In

LAN  Realtek RTL8201 chip (10/100 Mbit)

Expansion Slots  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16  2 x PCI Express x1 slots  4 x PCI slots

Storage Interface  Chipset:

- 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

- 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

- Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1  iTE IT8720 chip:

- 1 x oppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 oppy disk drive

USB  Chipset

- Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Internal  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector Connectors  1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector  1 x oppy disk drive connector  1 x IDE connector  2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors  1 x CPU fan header  1 x system fan header  1 x power fan header  1 x front panel header  1 x front panel audio header  1 x CD In connector  1 x S/PDIF In header

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Internal  1 x S/PDIF Out header Connectors  2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers  1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel



1 x PS/2 keyboard port

Connectors  1 x PS/2 mouse port  1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector  1 x parallel port  1 x serial port  4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 x RJ-45 port  6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller  iTE IT8720 chip

Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU/System temperature detection  CPU/System fan speed detection  CPU/System overheating warning  CPU/System fan fail warning  CPU/System fan speed control

(Note 2)

BIOS  2 x 8 Mbit ash  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS  Support for DualBIOS

™

 PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features  Support for @BIOS  Support for Q-Flash  Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue  Support for Download Center  Support for Xpress Install  Support for Xpress Recovery2  Support for EasyTune

Support for Auto Green



Support for ON/OFF Charge



(Note 3)

Bundled Software  Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System  Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor  ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.6cm

(Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is

installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.

(Note 2) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system

cooler you install.

(Note 3) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

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1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.

• Locate the pin one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket.)

• Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.

• Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and dam-

age of the CPU may occur.

• Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specications. It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specications since it does not meet the

standard requirements for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specications, please do so according to your hardware specications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

1-3-1 Installing the CPU

A. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU.

A Smal l Triangle Mark

Denotes Pin One of the

Socket

AM2 Socket

A Small Triangle Marking

Denotes CPU Pin One

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AM3/AM2+/AM2 CPU

B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket.

• Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU.

• Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket. The CPU cannot t in if oriented incorrectly. Adjust the

CPU orientation if this occurs.

Step 1:

CPU Socket Locking Lever

Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever.

Step 2: Align the CPU pin one (small triangle marking) with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket. Make

sure that the CPU pins t perfectly into their holes. Once the CPU is positioned into its socket, place one nger down on the middle of the

CPU, lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully locked position.

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1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example.)

Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU.

Step 3: Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug on one side of the retention frame. On the other side,push straight down on the the CPU cooler clip to hook it to the mounting lug on the retention frame.

Step 5: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard.

Step 2: Place the CPU cooler on the CPU.

Step 4: Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side (as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.)

Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU.

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1-4 Installing the Memory

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Conguration

This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Tech-

nology. After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications

and capacity of the memory. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original

memory bandwidth. The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following:

Channel 0: DDR2_1, DDR2_3 Channel 1: DDR2_2, DDR2_4

DDR2_1

DDR2_2

Dual Channel Memory Congurations Table

Two Modules

Four Modules

(SS=Single-Sided, DS=Double-Sided, "- -"=No Memory)

DDR2_3

DDR2_4

DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4

DS/SS DS/SS - - - -

- - - - DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

If two memory modules are to be installed, it is recommended that you install them in the DDR2_1 and DDR2_2 sockets.

Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode.

1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed.

2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it is recommended that

memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for optimum performance.

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1-4-2 Installing a Memory

Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power

cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module.

DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this moth-

erboard.

Notch

DDR2 DIMM

A DDR2 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly

install your memory modules in the memory sockets.

Step 1: Note the orientation of the memory module. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory module on the socket. As indicated in the picture on the left, place your ngers on the top edge of the memory, push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket.

Step 2: The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted.

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1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:

• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

PCI Express x1 Slot

PCI Express x16 Slot

PCI Slot

Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot.

1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel.

2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot.

3. Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot.

4. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.

5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s).

6. Turn on your computer. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s).

7. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system.

Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card:

• Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the top edge of the card until

it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot. Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot and does not rock.

• Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from

the slot.

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1-6 Back Panel Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port

Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

Parallel Port

Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer, scanner and etc. The parallel port is also

called a printer port.

Coaxial S/PDIF Out Connector

This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio.

Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector.

Serial Port

Use the serial port to connect devices such as a mouse, modem or other peripherals.

USB 2.0/1/1 Port

The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key-

board/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.

RJ-45 LAN Port

The Fast Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 100 Mbps data rate. The following de-

scribes the states of the LAN port LEDs.

Activity LED:

State Description

Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring

Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring

LAN Port

Activity LEDConnection LED

Connection LED:

State Description

On LAN link is established

Off LAN link is not established

• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, rst remove the cable from your

device and then remove it from the motherboard.

• When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector.

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Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange)

Use this audio jack to connect center/subwoofer speakers in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black)

Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Side Speaker Out Jack (Gray)

Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 7.1-channel audio conguration.

Line In Jack (Blue)

The default line in jack. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc.

Line Out Jack (Front Speaker Out, Green)

The default line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. This jack can be

used to connect front speakers in a 4/5.1-channel audio conguration.

Mic In Jack (Pink)

The default Mic in jack. Microphones must be connected to this jack.

In addition to the default speakers settings, the ~

form different functions via the audio software. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic in jack ( ). Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio

conguration in Chapter 5, "Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio."

audio jacks can be recongured to per-

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1-7 Internal Connectors

16 15

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) PWR_FAN

6) FDD

7) IDE

8) SATA2_0/1

9) F_PANEL

10) F_AUDIO

11) CD_IN

12) SPDIF_I

13) SPDIF_O

14) F_USB1/F_USB2

15) CLR_CMOS

16) BAT

Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices:

• First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect.

• Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug the

power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices.

• After installing the device and before turning on the computer, make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard.

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1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)

With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the

components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, rst make sure the power

supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector possesses a foolproof design. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will not start.

 To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand

high power consumption be used (500W or greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system.

ATX_12V:

ATX_12V

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

ATX

ATX:

2412

131

Pin No. Denition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5VSB (stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

12 3.3V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

Pin No. Denition

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS_ON (soft On/Off)

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

24 GND (Only for 2x12-pin ATX)

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3/4/5) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers)

The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 3-pin system fan header (SYS_FAN), and

a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design. For optimum heat dissipation, it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis.

CPU_FAN:

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 +12V / Speed Control

3 Sense

4 Speed Control

SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN:

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 +12V / Speed Control

3 Sense

SYS_FAN

CPU_FAN

PWR_FAN

• Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang.

• These fan headers are not conguration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the

headers.

6) FDD (Floppy Disk Drive Connector)

This connector is used to connect a oppy disk drive. The types of oppy disk drives supported are:

360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. Before connecting a oppy disk drive, be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the oppy disk drive cable. The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color. For purchasing the optional oppy disk drive cable, please contact the local

dealer.

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7) IDE (IDE Connector)

The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach-

ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices (for example,

master or slave). (For information about conguring master/slave settings for the IDE devices, read the

instructions from the device manufacturers.)

8) SATA2_0/1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)

The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard.

Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on conguring a RAID array.

NVIDIA® nForce 520LE

SATA2_1

SATA2_0

controller supports

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

Please connect the L-shaped end of th e SATA cable t o your SATA hard drive.

 A RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration requires at least two hard drives.

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9) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)

Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status

indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

Message/Power/

Sleep LED

2 1

Hard Drive

Activity LED

MSG+

HD+

Power Switch

MSG-

HD-

Reset Switch

PW+

PW-

RES+

RES-

Speaker

SPEAK+

CI+

PWR+

CI-

Power LED

Chassis Intrusion Header

SPEAK-

20 19

PWR-

• MSG/PWR (Message/Power/Sleep LED, Yellow/Purple):

System Status LED

S0 On

S1 Blinking

S3/S4/S5 Off

Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The LED

is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off (S5).

• PW (Power Switch, Red):

Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may congure the way to turn off your

system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for more information).

• SPEAK (Speaker, Orange): Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by is-

suing a beep code. One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. If a problem is detected, the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for information about beep codes.

• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue) Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive

is reading or writing data.

• RES (Reset Switch, Green): Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel. Press the reset switch to restart the computer

if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart.

• CI (Chassis Intrusion Header, Gray): Connects to the chassis intrusion switch/sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover

has been removed. This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor.

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

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10) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)

The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. You may connect

your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it.

For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio:

1 MIC2_L

2 GND

3 MIC2_R

4 -ACZ_DET

5 LINE2_R

6 GND

7 FAUDIO_JD

8 No Pin

9 LINE2_L

10 GND

Pin No. Denition

• The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default. If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio module, refer to the instructions on how to activate AC'97 functionality via

the audio software in Chapter 5, "Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio."

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel

audio module), refer to Chapter 5, "Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio."

• Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug. For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer.

Pin No. Denition

1 MIC

2 GND

3 MIC Power

4 NC

5 Line Out (R)

6 NC

7 NC

8 No Pin

9 Line Out (L)

10 NC

11) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header.

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Pin No. Denition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

12) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header)

This header supports digital S/PDIF In and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out

via an optional S/PDIF In cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In cable, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 Power

2 SPDIFI

3 GND

13) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header)

This header supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by expan-

sion cards) for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For example, some graphics cards may require you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your expansion card.

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Pin No. Denition

1 SPDIFO

2 GND

14) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers)

The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an

optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 Power (5V)

2 Power (5V)

3 USB DX-

4 USB DY-

5 USB DX+

6 USB DY+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

• Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB header.

• Prior to installing the USB bracket, be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power

cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket.

15) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)

Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset

the CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds.

Open: Normal

Short: Clear CMOS Values

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values.

• After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer, be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard.

• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized De- faults) or manually congure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS

congurations).

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16) BAT (Battery)

The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information)

in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost.

You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery:

1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute. (Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder, making them short for 5 seconds.)

3. Replace the battery.

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery.

• Replace the battery with an equivalent one. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with

an incorrect model.

• Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model.

• When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-) of the battery (the positive side should face up).

• Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations.

4. Plug in the power cord and restart your computer.

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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that

allows the user to modify basic system conguration settings or to activate certain system features. When

the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep

the conguration values in the CMOS.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program.

To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility.

• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system.

• @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS.

For instructions on using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities."

• Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not ash the BIOS. To ash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may result in system malfunction.

• BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," for the beep codes description.

• It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/ clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

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2-1 Startup Screen

The following screens may appear when the computer boots.

Function Keys

B. The POST Screen

M52L-S3P E2c

Motherboard Model

BIOS Version

Function Keys:

<TAB>: POST SCREEN

Press the <Tab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. To show the BIOS POST screen at system start-

up, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 40.

<DEL>: BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH

Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup.

<F9>: XPRESS RECOVERY2

If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk, the <F9>

key can be used for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2."

<F12>: BOOT MENU

Boot Menu allows you to set the rst boot device without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up

arrow key <h> or the down arrow key <i> to select the rst boot device, then press <Enter> to accept.

To exit Boot Menu, press <Esc>. The system will directly boot from the device congured in Boot Menu.

Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only. After system restart, the device boot order

will still be based on BIOS Setup settings. You can access Boot Menu again to change the rst boot device setting as needed.

<END>: Q-FLASH

Press the <End> key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup rst.

. . . .

<DEL>: BIOS Setup <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash 05/07/2010-NF-MCP61-6A61KG0JC-00

Function Keys

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2-2 The Main Menu

Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu.

(Sample BIOS Version: E2c)

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Change CPU's Clock & Voltage

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

<h><i><f><g> Move the selection bar to select an item <Enter> Execute command or enter the submenu <Esc> Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus: Exit current submenu <Page Up> Increase the numeric value or make changes <Page Down> Decrease the numeric value or make changes <F1> Show descriptions of the function keys <F2> Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right (submenus only) <F5> Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus <F6> Load the Fail-Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus <F7> Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus <F8> Access the Q-Flash utility <F9> Display system information <F10> Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

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Main Menu Help

The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.

Submenu Help

While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the menu. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu.

• If you do not nd the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to

access more advanced options.

• When the system is not stable as usual, select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults.

• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version.

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MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)



Use this menu to congure the clock, frequency and voltages of your CPU, memory, etc.

Standard CMOS Features



Use this menu to congure the system time and date, hard drive types, oppy disk drive types, and the

type of errors that stop the system boot, etc.

Advanced BIOS Features



Use this menu to congure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the pri-

mary display adapter.

Integrated Peripherals



Use this menu to congure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and inte-

grated LAN, etc.

Power Management Setup



Use this menu to congure all the power-saving functions.

PnP/PCI Congurations



Use this menu to congure the system’s PCI & PnP resources.

PC Health Status



Use this menu to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan

speed, etc.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults



Fail-Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults



Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations.

Set Supervisor Password



Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup.

Set User Password



Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes.

Save & Exit Setup



Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing

<F10> can also carry out this task.)

Exit Without Saving



Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. Pressing <Y> to the conrmation mes-

sage will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task.)

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2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

CPU Frequency (MHz) [200] PCIE Clock (MHz) [100] CPU Clock Ratio [Auto] CPU North Bridge Freq. [Auto] Set Memory Clock [Auto]

x Memory Clock x4.00 800Mhz

 DRAMConguration   [PressEnter]



DDR2 Voltage Control [Normal] CPU NB VID Control [Normal] CPU Voltage Control [Normal] Normal CPU Vcore 1.3250V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Whether the system will work stably with the overclock settings you made is dependent on your over-

all system congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or

memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to boot. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.)

CPU Frequency(MHz)

Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency. The adjustable range is from 200 MHz to 500 MHz.

Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU speci- cations.

PCIE Clock(MHz)

Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 145 MHz. (Default: 100)

CPU Clock Ratio

Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU

being used.

CPU NorthBridge Freq.

Allows you to alter the North Bridge controller frequency for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is

dependent on the CPU being used.

Set Memory Clock

Determines whether to manually set the memory clock. Auto lets BIOS automatically set the memory

clock as required. Manual allows the memory clock control item below to be congurable. (Default: Auto)

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Menu Level

Item Help



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Memory Clock

This option is congurable only when Set Memory Clock is set to Manual. When you use an AM3/AM2+ CPU: X2.00 Sets Memory Clock to X2.00. X2.66 Sets Memory Clock to X2.66. X3.33 Sets Memory Clock to X3.33. X4.00 Sets Memory Clock to X4.00. X5.33 Sets Memory Clock to X5.33. When you use an AM2 CPU: DDR 400 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 400. DDR 533 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 533. DDR 667 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 667. DDR 800 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 800.

DRAM Conguration

DCTs Mode DDRII Timing Items [Auto] SPD Auto

x CAS# latency Auto 6T 6T x RAS to CAS R/W Delay Auto 6T 6T x Row Precharge Time Auto 6T 6T x Minimum RAS Active Time Auto 18T 18T x 1T/2T Command Timing Auto -- -x TwTr Command Delay Auto 3T 3T x Trfc0 for DIMM1 Auto 127.5ns 127.5ns x Trfc2 for DIMM2 Auto -- -x Trfc1 for DIMM3 Auto -- -x Trfc3 for DIMM4 Auto -- -x Write Recovery Time Auto 6T 6T x Precharge Time Auto 3T 3T x Row Cycle Time Auto 25T 25T x RAS to RAS Delay Auto 3T 3T CKE Power Down Mode [Disabled]

CKE Power Down Control [per Channel]

(Note)

[Unganged]

DRAMConguration

Menu Level

Item Help



: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

DCTs Mode

(Note)

Allows you to set memory control mode. Ganged Sets memory control mode to single dual-channel. Unganged Sets memory control mode to two single-channel. (Default)

DDRII Timing Items

Manual allows all DDR2 Timing items below to be congurable. Options are: Auto (default), Manual.

CAS# latency

Options are: Auto (default), 3T~7T.

(Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature.

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RAS to CAS R/W Delay

Options are: Auto (default), 3T~6T.

Row Precharge Time

Options are: Auto (default), 3T~6T.

Minimum RAS Active Time

Options are: Auto (default), 5T~18T.

1T/2T Command Timing

Options are: Auto (default), 1T, 2T.

TwTr Command Delay

Options are: Auto (default), 1T~3T.

Trfc0 for DIMM1

Options are: Auto (default), 75ns, 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, 327.5ns.

Trfc2 for DIMM2

Options are: Auto (default), 75ns, 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, 327.5ns.

Trfc1 for DIMM3

Options are: Auto (default), 75ns, 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, 327.5ns.

Trfc3 for DIMM4

Options are: Auto (default), 75ns, 105ns, 127.5ns, 195ns, 327.5ns.

Write Recovery Time

Options are: Auto (default), 3T~6T.

Precharge Time

Options are: Auto (default), 2T, 3T.

Row Cycle Time

Options are: Auto (default), 11T~26T.

RAS to RAS Delay

Options are: Auto (default), 2T~5T.

CKE Power Down Mode

Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed. (Default: Dis-

abled)

CKE Power Down Control

Allows you to select a CKE power down mode. Options are per Channel (Default), per CS.

DDR2 Voltage Control

Allows you to set memory voltage. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.7V The adjustable range is from +0.1V to +0.7V. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory.

CPU NB VID Control

Allows you to set the CPU Northbridge VID voltage. Auto sets the CPU Northbridge VID voltage as re-

quired. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal)

Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU.

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CPU Voltage Control

Allows you to set the CPU voltage. Auto sets the CPU voltage as required. The adjustable range is de-

pendent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal)

Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU.

Normal CPU Vcore

Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU.

BIOS Setup - 36 -

2-4 Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, May 14 2010 Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24

IDE Channel 0 Master [None]



IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]



IDE Channel 2 Master [None]



IDE Channel 3 Master [None]



Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1022M

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select the desired eld

and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date.

Time (hh:mm:ss)

Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select the desired eld and use the up arrow or

down arrow key to set the time.

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave

Congure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:

•Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)

•None If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup.

•Manual Allows you to manually enter the specications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large.

IDE Channel 2, 3 Master

IDE Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Extended IDE Drive

Congure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the two methods below:

•Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default)

•None If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), Large.

Standard CMOS Features

Menu Level

Item Help



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The following elds display your hard drive specications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually,

refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation cylinder. Landing Zone Landing zone. Sector Number of sectors.

Drive A

Allows you to select the type of oppy disk drive installed in your system. If you do not install a oppy

disk drive, set this item to None. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5",

2.88M/3.5".

Floppy 3 Mode Support

Allows you to specify whether the installed oppy disk drive is 3-mode oppy disk drive, a Japanese

standard oppy disk drive. Options are: Disabled (default), Drive A.

Halt On

Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors. (Default) All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a oppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a oppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors.

Memory

These elds are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST.

Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Typically, 640 KB will be reserved for the MS-DOS operating system. Extended Memory The amount of extended memory.

BIOS Setup - 38 -

2-5 Advanced BIOS Features

AMD C1E Support Virtualization [Disabled] AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control [Auto] CPU Unlock

Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]



First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [CDROM] Third Boot Device [Hard Disk] Password Check [Setup] HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled] Away Mode [Disabled] Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled] Backup BIOS Image to HDD [Disabled] Init Display First [PEG]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

AMD C1E Support

(Note)

[Disabled]

(Note)

[Disabled]

(Note)

Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU

core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption.

(Default: Disabled)

Virtualization

Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti-

tions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled)

AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control

Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to

reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function.

CPU Unlock

(Note)

Allows you to determine whether unlock hidden CPU cores. (Default: Disabled)

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or

down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key <+> (or <PageUp>) or the minus key <-> (or

<PageDown>) to move it up or down on the list. Press <Esc> to exit this menu when nished.

First/Second/Third Boot Device

Species the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device

and press <Enter> to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP,

USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled.

Advanced BIOS Features

Menu Level

Item Help



(Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature.

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Password Check

Species whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS

Setup. After conguring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in

the BIOS Main Menu. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program.

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your hard

drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings

when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Enabled)

Away Mode

Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Away Mode allows the

system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off. (Default: Disabled)

Full Screen LOGO Show

Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays

normal POST message. (Default: Enabled)

Backup BIOS Image to HDD

Allows the system to copy the BIOS image le to the hard drive. If the system BIOS is corrupted, it will

be recovered from this image le. (Default: Disabled)

Init Display First

Species the rst initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express

graphics card PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the rst display. PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the rst display. (Default)

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2-6 Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Channel [Enabled] NV SATA Controller [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] USB Memory Type [SHADOW]

 Serial-ATARAIDCong  [PressEnter]



Onboard Audio Function [Auto] On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

On-Chip IDE Channel

Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled)

NV SATA Controller

Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller(s). You can select whether to enable all SATA control-

lers or only the rst SATA controller. (Default: Enabled)

IDE Prefetch Mode

Enables or disables prefetch mode for the integrated IDE controller. Enabled activates the IDE prefetch buffer to enhance hard drive performance. (Default: Enabled)

USB Memory Type

Species the type of memory allocated for USB devices. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory

(640K).

Integrated Peripherals

Menu Level

Item Help



Serial-ATA RAID Cong

NV SATA RAID function [Disabled]

x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Serial-ATARAIDCong

Menu Level

Item Help



NV SATA RAID function

Enables or disables RAID for the integrated SATA 3Gb/s controllers. Enabled allows you to congure

RAID for individual SATA channel. (Default: Disabled)

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NV SATA 1 Primary RAID

Enables or disables RAID for the rst channel of the rst integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. This item is

congurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set to Enabled. (Default: Enabled)

NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID

Enables or disables RAID for the second channel of the rst integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. This item

is congurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set to Enabled. (Default: Enabled)

Onboard Audio Function

Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to

Disabled.

On-Chip MAC Lan

Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to

Disabled.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Enables or disables the rst serial port and species its base I/O address and corresponding interrupt.

Options are: Auto, 2F8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4(default), 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled.

Onboard Parallel Port

Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and species its base I/O address and correspond-

ing interrupt. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are: SPP (Standard Parallel Port)

(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode. This item is congurable only if Parallel Port Mode

is set to ECP or ECP+EPP mode. Options are: 3 (default), 1.

On-Chip USB

V1.1+V2.0 Enables the USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default) V1.1 Enables only the USB 1.1 controller. Disabled Disables the onboard USB controller.

USB Keyboard Support

Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled)

USB Mouse Support

Allows USB mouse to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled)

Legacy USB storage detect

Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB ash drives and USB hard drives

during the POST. (Default: Enabled)

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2-7 Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S3(STR)] Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-Off] PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Modem Ring On [Enabled] USB Resume from Suspend [Enabled] Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]

x Day of Month Alarm Everyday x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

HPET Support HPET Mode Power On By Mouse [Disabled] Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]

x KB Power ON Password Enter

AC Back Function [Soft-Off] ErP Support [Disabled]

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

(Note)

[Enabled]

(Note)

[32-bit mode]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

ACPI Suspend Type

Species the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend.

S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state.

In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode.

The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state (default).

In S3 sleep state, the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in

the S1 state. When signaled by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to

its working state exactly where it was left off.

Soft-Off by Power button

Congures the way to turn off the computer in MS-DOS mode using the power button.

Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly. (Default) Delay 4 Sec. Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system. If the power

button is pressed for less than 4 seconds, the system will enter suspend mode.

PME Event Wake Up

Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe de-

vice. Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

(Default: Enabled)

Modem Ring On

Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a modem that

supports wake-up function. (Default: Enabled)

USB Resume from Suspend

Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up signal from the installed USB

device. (Default: Enabled)

Power Management Setup

Menu Level

Item Help



(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only.

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Power-On by Alarm

Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Day of Month Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on a specic day in a

month. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically. Note: When using this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the

AC power, or the settings may not be effective.

HPET Support

Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows 7/Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled)

HPET Mode

Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows 7/Vista operating system. Select 32-bit mode

when you install 32-bit Windows 7/Vista; select 64-bit mode when you install 64-bit Windows 7/Vista.

This item is congurable only if the HPET Support is set to Enabled. (Default: 32-bit mode)

(Note)

Power On By Mouse

Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event. Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Disabled Disables this function. (Default) Double Click Double click on left button on the PS/2 mouse to turn on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Disabled Disables this function. (Default) Password Set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on the system. Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the system. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system.

KB Power ON Password

Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password. Press <Enter> on this item and set

a password with up to 5 characters and then press <Enter> to accept. To turn on the system, enter the

password and press <Enter>. Note: To cancel the password, press <Enter> on this item. When prompted for the password, press <En-

ter> again without entering the password to clear the password settings.

AC Back Function

Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss. Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power.

ErP Support

Determines whether to let the system consume less than 1W power in S5 (shutdown) state. (Default:

Disabled) Note: When this item is set to Enabled, the following four functions will become unavailable: PME event wake up, power on by mouse, power on by keyboard, and wake on LAN.

(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only.

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2-8 PnP/PCI Congurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the rst PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the rst PCI slot.

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the second PCI slot.

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the third PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the third PCI slot.

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the fourth PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the fourth PCI slot.

PnP/PCICongurations

Menu Level

Item Help



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2-9 PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened No Vcore 1.364V DDR2 1.8V 1.856V +3.3V 3.280V +12V 12.048V Current System Temperature 38oC Current CPU Temperature 36oC Current CPU FAN Speed 1962 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM System Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled] CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto] System Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Reset Case Open Status

Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous

chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eld will show "No" at next boot. (Default: Disabled)

Case Opened

Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI

header. If the system chassis cover is removed, this eld will show "Yes", otherwise it will show "No". To

clear the chassis intrusion status record, set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled, save the settings to

the CMOS, and then restart your system.

Current Voltage(V) Vcore/DDR2 1.8V/+3.3V/+12V

Displays the current system voltages.

Current System/CPU Temperature

Displays current system/CPU temperature.

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Displays current CPU/system fan speed.

System/CPU Warning Temperature

Sets the warning threshold for system/CPU temperature. When system/CPU temperature exceeds

the threshold, BIOS will emit warning sound. Options are: Disabled (default), 60oC/140oF, 70oC/158oF,

80oC/176oF, 90oC/194oF.

CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU/system fan is not connected or fails. Check the fan

condition or fan connection when this occurs. (Default: Disabled)

CPU Smart FAN Control

Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function. Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different

speed according to the CPU temperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system

requirements. If disabled, the CPU fan runs at full speed. (Default: Enabled)

PC Health Status

Menu Level

Item Help



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CPU Smart FAN Mode

Species how to control CPU fan speed. This item is congurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set

to Enabled. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal

CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4-pin CPU fan.

System Smart FAN Control

Enables or disables the system fan speed control function. Enabled allows the system fan to run at dif-

ferent speed according to the system temperature. If disabled, the system fan runs at full speed. (Default:

Enabled)

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2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

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Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard.

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

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Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the optimal BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state. Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values.

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2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. You will

be requested to conrm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:

Supervisor Password

When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to

Setup, you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes.

When the Password Check item is set to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or user

password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup.

User Password

When the Password Check item is set to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or user

password) at system startup to continue system boot. In BIOS Setup, you must enter the supervisor

password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings. The user password only allows you to view the

BIOS settings but not to make changes.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

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To clear the password, press <Enter> on the password item and when requested for the password, press <Enter> again. The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear, indicating the password has been cancelled.

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2-13 Save & Exit Setup

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Save Data to CMOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

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Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.

2-14 Exit Without Saving

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

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Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

• Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system.

• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive.

The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)

3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers

After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install.

• Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is installing the drivers. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation.

• Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers.

• After the drivers are installed, follow the on-screen instructions to restart your system. You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk.

• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.)

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3-2 Application Software

This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it.

3-3 Technical Manuals

This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.

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3-4 Contact

For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch ofces, click

the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website.

3-5 System

This page provides the basic system information.

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3-6 Download Center

To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.

3-7 New Utilities

This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it.

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Chapter 4 Unique Features

4-1 Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS,

FAT32, and FAT16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on

PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it.

Before You Begin:

• Xpress Recovery2 will check the rst physical hard drive

can only back up/restore the rst physical hard drive that has the operating system installed.

• As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup le at the end of the hard drive, make sure to leave enough un-

allocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data).

• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up/

restored.

• It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.

System Requirements:

• At least 512 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with SP1 or later, Windows Vista

• Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. For example, a backup le created

with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.

• USB hard drives are not supported.

• Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.

Installation and Conguration:

Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk.

A. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive

(Note)

for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2

Step 1: Click Drive options.

(Note) Xpress Recovery2 checks the rst physical hard drive in the following sequence: The rst PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the rst SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, when hard drives are attached to the rst IDE and the rst SATA connectors, the hard drive on the rst IDE connector is the rst physical drive. When hard drives are attached to the rst and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the rst SATA connector is the rst physical drive.

Step 2: Click New.

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Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of

Step 4: After the operating system is installed, right-click the Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage. Go to Disk Management to check disk allocation.

the operating system.

Step 5:

Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup le to the unallocated

space (black stripe along the top). Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space, Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the

backup le.

B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2

1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the rst time. When you see the

following message:

Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2

, press any key

to enter Xpress Recovery2.

2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the rst time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay

permanent in your hard drive. If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press <F9> during the POST.

C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2

Xpre ss Rec overy2 will automatical ly cre ate a

new partition to store the backup image le.

Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data.

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Step 2: When nished, go to Disk Management to check disk allocation.

D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2

Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before.

E. Removing the Backup

Step 1:

If you wish to remove the backup le, select

REMOVE.

F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2

Step 2:

After the backup le is removed, no backup image le will be present in Disk Management and hard

drive space will be freed up.

Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2.

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4-2 BIOS Update Utilities

GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip.

What is DualBIOS™?

Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. Normally, the system works on the main BIOS. However, if the

main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the

BIOS le to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation. For the sake of system safety, users cannot

update the backup BIOS manually.

What is Q-Flash™?

With Q-Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating

systems like MS-DOS or Window rst. Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool

frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS ashing process.

What is @BIOS™?

@BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ-

ment. @BIOS will download the latest BIOS le from the nearest @BIOS server

site and update the BIOS.

4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility

A. Before You Begin

1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update le that matches your motherboard model.

2. Extract the le and save the new BIOS le (e.g. M52LS3U3.F1) to your oppy disk, USB ash drive, or hard drive. Note: The USB ash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 le system.

3. Restart the system. During the POST, press the <End> key to enter Q-Flash. Note: You can access Q-Flash by either pressing the <End> key during the POST or pressing the <F8> key in BIOS Setup.

However, if the BIOS update le is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to

an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the <End> key during the POST to access Q-Flash.

M52L-S3P E2c . . . .

<DEL>: BIOS Setup <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash 05/07/2010-NF-MCP61-6A61KG0JC-00

Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky, please do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may

result in system malfunction.

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B. Updating the BIOS

When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS le is saved. The following procedure assumes that you save the BIOS le to a oppy disk.

Step 1:

1. Insert the oppy disk containing the BIOS le into the oppy disk drive. In the main menu of Q-Flash, use

the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press <Enter>.

• The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS le.

• Q-Flash only supports USB ash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 le system.

• If the BIOS update le is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to

an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the <End> key during the POST to access Q-Flash.

2. Select Floppy A and press <Enter>.

Q-Flash Utility v2.15

Flash Type/Size................................. MXIC 25L8005/8006 1M

Keep DMI Data Enable

Floppy A <Drive>

Load CMOS Default Enable

HDD 1-0 <Drive>

Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter : Run hi:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Total size : 0 Free size : 0

3. Select the BIOS update le and press <Enter>.

Make sure the BIOS update le matches your motherboard model.

Step 2:

The process of the system reading the BIOS le from the oppy disk is displayed on the screen. When the

message "Are you sure to update BIOS?" appears, press <Enter> to begin the BIOS update. The monitor will display the update process.

• Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updating the BIOS.

• Do not remove the oppy disk, USB ash drive, or hard drive when the system is updat-

ing the BIOS.

0le(s)found

Step 3: When the update process is complete, press any key to return to the main menu.

Q-Flash Utility v2.15

Flash Type/Size................................. MXIC 25L8005/8006 1M

Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default Enable Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter : Run hi:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

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Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen.

Step 5: During the POST, press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults.

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

 Standard CMOS Features

 Advanced BIOS Features

 Integrated Peripherals

 Power Management Setup

 PnP/PCICongurations

 PC Health Status

ESC: Quit

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

: Select Item

higf

Press <Y> to load BIOS defaults

Step 6: Select Save & Exit Setup and then press <Y> to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. The procedure is complete after the system restarts.

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4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility

A. Before You Begin

1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update.

2. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start.

3. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS.

4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inad-

equate BIOS ashing.

B. Using @BIOS

1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function:

Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and

then download the BIOS le that matches your motherboard model. Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete.

If the BIOS update le for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update le from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in

"Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below.

2. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function:

Click Update BIOS from File, then select the location where you save the BIOS update le obtained

from the Internet or through other source. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete.

3. Save the Current BIOS File:

Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the current BIOS le.

4. Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS Update:

Select the Load CMOS default after BIOS update check box and then the system will automatically

load BIOS defaults after BIOS update and after the system restarts.

C. After Updating the BIOS

Restart your system after updating the BIOS.

Make sure that the BIOS le to be ashed matches your motherboard model. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS le could cause your system not to boot.

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4-3 EasyTune 6

GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system

settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related information without the need to install additional software.

The EasyTune 6 Interface

Tabs Information

Tab Function

The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module(s). You can select memory

module on a specic slot to see its information.

The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages.

• Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU FSB only.

• Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings

using the sliders.

• Save allows you to save the current settings to a new prole (.txt le).

• Load allows you to load previous settings from a prole.

After making changes in Easy mode/Advanced mode, be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values. The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card. The Smart tab allows you to specify a Smart Fan mode. Smart Fan Advanced mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set. The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed and set temperature/fan speed alarm. You can choose the alert sound from the buzzer or use your own sound

le (.wav le).

The CPU tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard.

Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is

not congurable or the function is not supported.

Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Before you do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that you fully know each function of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may occur.

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4-4 Auto Green

Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver, the sys-

tem will enter the specied power saving mode.

The Conguration dialog box:

First, you have to set your Bluetooth cell phone as a portable key. On the Auto Green main menu, click Congure and then click Congure BT devices. Select the Bluetooth cell phone that you want to use as the portable key display your Bluetooth cell phone, click Refresh to let Auto Green re-detect the device.)

Before creating a Bluetooth cell phone key, make sure your motherboard has a Bluetooth receiver and you have turned on the search and Bluetooth functions on your phone.

Conguring the Bluetooth cell phone key:

After you select a cell phone, the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard as shown on the left will appear. Enter a passkey (8~16 digits recommended) which will be used for pairing with the cell phone. Then enter the same passkey on your cell phone.

Conguring other Bluetooth settings:

On the Other Settings tab, you can set how much time it takes to scan your Bluetooth cell phone key, how many times to rescan the key to make sure it is in range of your computer, and when to turn off the hard drive if the system energy saving state lasts over the predetermined period of time. After completing the settings, click Set for the settings to take effect and then click Exit to quit.

• Device Scan Time (sec.):

Set the length of time Auto Green scans your Bluetooth cell phone key, ranging from 5 to 30 seconds in 5-second increment. Auto Green searches for the key based on the length of time you set.

• Rescan Times:

Set how many times Auto Green will rescan your Bluetooth cell phone key if it does not detect it, ranging from 2 to 5 times. Auto Green will keep rescanning according to the times you set. When the times limit is reached and your Bluetooth cell phone key is still not detected, the system will enter the selected energy saving mode.

• Turn off HD:

Set when to turn off the hard drive. If the system inactivity time exceeds the specied time limit, the hard drive will be turned off.

Selecting a system energy saving mode:

Depending on your needs, select a system power saving mode on the Auto Green main menu and click Save to save the settings.

Button Description Standby Enters Power on Suspend mode Suspend Enters Suspend to RAM mode Disable Disables this function

The Bluetooth dongle included in the motherboard package you to wake up the system from Suspend to RAM mode without the

need to press the power button rst.

(Note 1)

. (If the screen doesn't

(Note 2)

allows

(Note 1) If your cell phone has been congured as the Auto Green key, you'll not be able to use it to connect to other

Bluetooth device(s) when Auto Green is enabled. (Note 2) Whether the Bluetooth dongle is included depends on the motherboard models. Before installing the Bluetooth dongle, be sure to turn off other Bluetooth receiver on your computer.

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Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)

To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.

B. Congure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup. C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS. D. Make a oppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver for Windows XP.

E. Install the SATA RAID driver

Before you begin

Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard

drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.

• An empty formatted oppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.

5-1-1 Conguring the Onboard SATA Controller

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

(Note)

and operating system.

(Note)

(Note) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.

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B. Conguring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup

Make sure to congure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.

Step 1: Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Under Integrated Peripherals, make sure NV SATA Controller is enabled. To enable RAID, go to the Serial- ATA RAID Cong (Figure 1).

On-Chip IDE Channel [Enabled] NV SATA Controller [All Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] USB Memory Type [SHADOW]

 Serial-ATARAIDCong  [PressEnter]



Onboard Audio Function [Auto] On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

higf

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Set NV SATA RAID function to Enabled to enable RAID control for each SATA connector. Make sure NV SATA 1 Primary RAID and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID are enabled. (Figure 2)

NV SATA RAID function [Enabled] NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled] NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]

Integrated Peripherals

Figure 1

Serial-ATARAIDCong

Menu Level

Item Help



Item Help



: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

higf

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 2

Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version.

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C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array. For a non-RAID conguration, please skip this

step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system.

Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <F10> to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 3). Hit the <F10> key to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

Figure 3

Step 2: The Dene a New Array screen is the rst option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility (Figure

4). You can press the <Tab> key to move from eld to eld until the appropriate eld is highlighted.

Step 3: In the RAID Mode eld, use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID modes include Mirroring, Striping, and Spanning. The following procedure demonstrates how a RAID 0 array (Striping) is created.

Step 4: If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the stripe block size. In the Striping Block eld, use the up or down arrow key to set the striping block size. Striping block size is given in kilobytes. We recommend you leaving it at the default Optimal, which is 64 KB. The striping block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB.

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

-DeneaNewArray-

RAID Mode : Striping

Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity

1.0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup

[g] Add

[f] Del

Striping Block: Optimal

Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity

Figure 4

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Step 5: Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks block displays the information about the SATA hard drives that are available for use as RAID array drives. Press <Tab> to move to the Free Disks block. Select the target hard drives using the up or down arrow key and use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks block (Figure 5).

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

-DeneaNewArray-

RAID Mode : Striping

Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity

[g] Add

[f] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup

Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity

1.0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

Figure 5

Step 6: After assigning the RAID drives, press <F7>. A message which says "Clear disk data?" appears (Figure 6).

Press <Y> to conrm or press <N> to cancel. (If the hard drives contain a previously created RAID array, you

need to press <Y> to clear the data in the hard drives.)

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-DeneaNewArray-

RAID Mode : Striping

Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity

[Y] YES [N] NO

Clear disk data?

[g] Add

Striping Block: Optimal

Array Disk Port Disk Model Capacity

1.0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[f] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [hi] Select [ENTER] Popup

Figure 6

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After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you have created (Figure 7).

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- Array List-

Boot Status Vender Array Model Name

No Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G

[Ctrl-X] Exit [hi] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

Figure 7

To read more information about the RAID array, press <Enter> to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the array, including the RAID mode, stripe block size, hard drive model name, and hard drive capacity, etc.

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

- Array Details-

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K

Port Index Disk Model Capacity

1.0 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return

Figure 8

To delete the array, press <D> in the Array Detail screen. When the "Delete this array?" message appears, press <Y> to conrm or <N> to cancel. Press <Enter> to return to the Array List screen.

To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press <Esc> in the main menu or <Ctrl>+<X> in the Array List screen.

Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system.

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5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette

To successfully install operating system onto RAID drive(s), you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup

process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a oppy disk.

For installing Windows Vista, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to

a USB ash drive. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS and Windows mode.

In MS-DOS mode:

Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted oppy disk.

Steps: 1: Boot from the startup disk.

2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared oppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we

assume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following command. Press <Enter> after the command. Refer to Table 1 for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems and change the directory in the command according to the operating system to be installed. For example, to copy the RAID driver for Windows XP 32bit operating system, type:

A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\uda\winxp\sataraid\*.*

Operating System Directory

Windows XP 32-bit Bootdrv\UDA\WinXP\sataraid Windows XP 64-bit Bootdrv\UDA\Win64\sataraid Windows Vista 32-bit Bootdrv\UDA\WinVista\sataraid Windows Vista 64-bit

Figure 1

Windows 7 32-bit Bootdrv\UDA\Win7\sataraid Windows 7 64-bit Bootdrv\UDA\Win764\sataraid

In Windows mode:

Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe le in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). A Command

Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 3.

3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Depending on the operating system to be installed, select the controller driver

by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press <Enter>. For example, from the menu in Figure 3, select 2) NVIDIA RAID driver (XP) for the RAID driver for Windows XP 32-bit operating system. Your

system will then automatically copy the driver les to the oppy disk. Press any key to exit when nished.

Bootdrv\UDA\WinVista64\sataraid

Table 1

Figure 2

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Figure 3

5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System

With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation.

A. Installing Windows XP

Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A screen will then appear asking you to specify additional device.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

Step 2: The screen displays two drivers, both of which need to be installed. First select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press <Enter>. On the next screen, press <S> to return to the screen in Figure 2. Then select NVIDIA nForce

Storage Controller and press <Enter>. When both of the two drivers appear on the conrmation screen,

press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. When completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation.

Windows Setup

Figure 1

  YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.

NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Step 3:

Figure 2

On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.

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B. Installing Windows Vista

(The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.)

Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Step 2:

Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB ash drive that

contains the SATA RAID driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). Note: For users

using a SATA optical drive, be sure to copy the driver les from the motherboard driver disk to a USB ash

drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv\UDA\WinVista folder and save the whole sataraid

folder to the USB ash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver.

Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory:

BootDrv\UDA\WinVista\sataraid

For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to BootDrv\UDA\WinVista64\sataraid.

Method B: Insert the USB ash drive containing the driver les and browse to the sataraid folder.

Figure 4

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Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and click Next.

Figure 5

Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6).

Figure 6

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Rebuilding an Array:

Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 array. To replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array.

Launch the NVIDIA Control Panel from All Programs in the Start Menu.

Step 1: In NVIDIA Control Panel, click Rebuild array under Storage in the Select a Task pane.

Step 3: Select the array to rebuild and click Next.

Step 5: Click Finish to start the rebuilding process.

Step 2: When the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears, click Next.

Step 4: Select a drive to add to the array and click Next.

Step 6: The rebuilding progress is displayed in the View Storage Conguration sub-menu.

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5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output

5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio

The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to change the function for each jack through the audio driver. For example, in a 4-channel audio conguration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out.

• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually congure the

jack for microphone functionality.

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to instructions on the next page.

High Denition Audio (HD Audio)

HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/48KHz/ 96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users can listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time.

A. Conguring Speakers

(The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.)

(Note)

audio.

Center/Subwoofer

Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

Side

Speaker Out

Line In

Mic In

Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.

(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Congurations: Refer to the following for multi-channel speaker congurations.

• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.

• 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker out.

• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.

• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out.

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Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK.

Step 3: On the Speakers screen, click the Speaker Congura-

tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo, Quadraphonic, 5.1 Speaker, or 7.1 Speaker according to

the type of speaker conguration you wish to set up. Then

the speaker setup is completed.

B. Conguring Sound Effect

You may congure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab.

C. Activating an AC'97 Front Panel Audio Module

If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio module, to activate the AC'97 functionality, click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab. On the Connector

Settings dialog box, select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. Click OK to complete.

D. Muting the Back Panel Audio (For HD Audio Only)

Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device

advanced settings dialog box. Select the Mute the rear output device, when a front headphone plugged in

check box. Click OK to complete.

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5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out

A. S/PDIF In

The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing.

S/PDIF In Cable

Optical S/PDIF In

Coaxial S/PDIF In

1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable:

Step 1: First, attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_IN header on your motherboard.

Step 2: Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.

2. Conguring S/PDIF In:

On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete.

(Note) The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model.

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B. S/PDIF Out

The S/PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality.

1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable:

Connect a S/PDIF coaxial cable to an external decoder for transmitting the S/PDIF digital audio signals.

2. Conguring S/PDIF Out:

Step: On the Digital Output screen depth. Click OK to complete.

(Note)

, click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit

(Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical) screen to congure further settings if you use the S/PDIF Out connector(s) on the back panel for digital audio output or enter the Digital Output screen if you use the internal S/PDIF Out connector (SPDIF_O) for digital audio output.

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5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording

Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.

Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front panel. Then congure the jack for microphone functionality. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time.

Step 3: Go to the Microphone screen. Do not mute the recording volume, or you'll not be able to record the sound. To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the playback volume. It is recommended that you set the volumes at a middle level.

If you want to change the current sound input default device to microphone, right-click on Mi- crophone and select Set Default Device.

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Step 4: To raise the recording and playback volume for the microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording Volume slider and set the Microphone Boost level.

Step 5: After completing the settings above, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click

Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording.

* Enabling Stereo Mix

If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use, refer to the steps below. The following steps explain how to enable Stereo Mix (which may be needed when you want to record sound from your computer).

Step 1: Locate the Volume icon in the notication area and right-click on this icon. Select Recording Devices.

Step 2: On the Recording tab, right-click on an empty space and select Show Disabled Devices.

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Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable. Then set it as the default device.

Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to congure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound.

5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder

A. Recording Sound

1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer.

2. To record the audio, click the Start Recording button .

3. To stop recording audio, click the Stop Recording button .

Be sure to save the recorded audio le upon completion.

B. Playing the Recorded Sound

You can play your recording in a digital media player program that supports your audio le format.

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5-3 Troubleshooting

5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions

To read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website.

Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing?

A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. In

the Main Menu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to show the advanced options.

Q: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down?

A: Some motherboards provide a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that's why the light is

still on.

Q: How do I clear the CMOS values?

A: For motherboards that have a CMOS_SW button, press this button to clear the CMOS values (before doing this, please

turn off the computer and unplug the power cord). For motherboards that have a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the

instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values. If your board doesn't

have this jumper, refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1. You can temporarily remove the bat-

tery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after about one

minute.

Q: Why do I still get a weak sound even though I have turned my speaker to the maximum volume?

A: Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplier. If not, try a speaker with power/amplier.

Q: Why cannot I install the onboard HD audio driver successfully? (For Windows XP only) A: Step 1: First, make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed (check in My Computer > Properties > Gen-

eral > System). If not, please update it from Microsoft's website. Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for

High Denition Audio has been installed successfully (check in My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device

Manager > System Devices).

Step 2: Check if Audio Device on High Denition Audio Bus or Unknown device is present in Device Manager or

Sound, video, and game controllers. If yes, please disable this device. (If not, skip this step.)

Step 3: Then go back to My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System devices and right-click on

Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Denition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall.

Step 4: In Device Manager, right-click on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes. When the Add

New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to install.

For more details, go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboards\FAQ page on our website and search for "onboard HD

audio driver."

Q: What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean?

A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.

(For reference only.)

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error

1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error

1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error

1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly

Continuous short beeps: Power error

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5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure

If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem.

START

Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc.

Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with the chassis or other metal objects.

Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely. Is the power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN header properly?

Yes

Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot.

Yes

Insert the graphics card. Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable. Turn on the power to start the computer.

Make sure the graphics card is securely seated in the

expansion slot and power connectors are rmly attached.

(Continued...)

Yes

Isolate the short circuit.

The problem is veried and solved.

Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the

CPU cooler power cable to the motherboard.

The problem is veried and solved.

Correctly insert the

memory into the memory socket.

The problem is veried and solved.

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When the computer is turned on, is the CPU cooler running?

The power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail.

Yes

Check if there is display on your monitor.

Yes

Turn off the computer. Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer.

Check if the keyboard is working properly.

Yes

Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). Select "Save & Exit Setup" to save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Check if the system can boot successfully.

Yes

Reinstall the operating system. Reinstall other devices one by one (install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully).

The problem is veried and solved.

The graphics card,

expansion slot, or monitor might fail.

The problem is veried and solved.

The keyboard or keyboard connector might fail.

The problem is veried and solved.

The IDE/SATA device,

connector, or cable might fail.

The problem is veried and solved.

END

If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Or go to the Support&Downloads\Technical Service Zone page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible.

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5-4 Regulatory Statements

Regulatory Notices

This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE.

Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment

In addition to high-efciency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards fulll European Union regulations

for RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) environmental directives, as well as most major worldwide safety requirements. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your "end of life" product.

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6, PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement. Moreover, we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE will fulll the national laws as interpreted from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive. The WEEE Directive species the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of

electric and electronic devices and their components. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly.

WEEE Symbol Statement

The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging, which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health

and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling,

please contact your local government ofce, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased

the product for details of environmentally safe recycling.

When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you, "take it back" to your local or



regional waste collection administration for recycling.

If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing in your "end of life" product, you may contact us at the



Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort.

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Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly. With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic

equipment, minimize the use of landlls for the disposal of "end of life" products, and generally improve our

quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly.

China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table

The following table is supplied in compliance with China's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (China RoHS) requirements:

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Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3P User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Box Contents

Optional Items

GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Layout

GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Block Diagram

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

1-1 Installation Precautions

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler

1-3-1 Installing the CPU

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

1-4 Installing the Memory

1-4-2 Installing a Memory

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

1-6 Back Panel Connectors

1-7 Internal Connectors

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

2-1 Startup Screen

2-2 The Main Menu

2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

2-4 Standard CMOS Features

2-5 Advanced BIOS Features

2-6 Integrated Peripherals

2-7 Power Management Setup

2-9 PC Health Status

2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults

2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password

2-13 Save & Exit Setup

2-14 Exit Without Saving

Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers

3-2 Application Software

3-3 Technical Manuals

3-4 Contact

3-5 System

3-6 Download Center

3-7 New Utilities

Chapter 4 Unique Features

4-1 Xpress Recovery2

4-2 BIOS Update Utilities

4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility

4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility

4-3 EasyTune 6

4-4 Auto Green

Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette

5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System

5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder

5-3 Troubleshooting

5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions

5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure

5-4 Regulatory Statements